2.6 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
6393, WA · Postcode
Family & Households in 6393, WA
How families and households are made up across the area.
Well above the state and national figures, one-parent families make up 22.2% of the households in postcode 6393. This area sees more people sharing homes than most other places, with the typical home now holding 2.6 people. It is an area where few people live on their own.
2.6
▲ +8.3%
- 1.0: 3 areas
- 1.1: 1 area
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 1 area
- 1.4: 1 area
- 1.5: 4 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 16 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 61 areas
- 2.0: 101 areas
- 2.1: 182 areas
- 2.2: 257 areas
- 2.3: 365 areas
- 2.4: 338 areas
- 2.5: 338 areas
- 2.6: 233 areas
- 2.7: 223 areas
- 2.8: 157 areas
- 2.9: 127 areas
- 3.0: 75 areas
- 3.1: 49 areas
- 3.2: 40 areas
- 3.3: 13 areas
- 3.4: 10 areas
- 3.5: 6 areas
- 3.6: 3 areas
- 3.7: 1 area
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 0 areas
- 4.2: 1 area
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6393, WA — higher than 71% of areas.
| 6393, WA | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| West Arthur | 2.2 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Only 18.9% of people here live alone, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most homes house two people (37.8%) or four people (29.7%).
18.9% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 6393, WA, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 4 people (25%) and 3 people (20%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families have increased significantly since 2011 to reach 22.2%, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. Other families are mostly made up of couples with children (48.9%) or couples without children (34.4%).
22.2% ▲ +435.0%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In 6393, WA, the largest group is Couples with children at 46%, followed by Couples without children (33%) and One-parent families (21%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in 6393, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6393/6393-wa/topic/family-households